Wire-reel for sewing-machines



(ModeL) W. P. BEARDSLEE.

Wire Reel for Sewing Machinsj No. 232,168. Patented Sept. 14,1880.

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WIRE-REEL FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 232,168fdated September14, 1880.

Application filed January 10, 1880.

Wire-Reel for Sewing-Machines and I hereby declare the following to beafnll, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification, and in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the reel. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view.

My invention relates to adevice for holding covered wire to be fed tosewing-machines for the purpose of wiring hats, bonnets, and otherfabrics.

The object of my invention is to provide a device or holder which willfreely allow the feed of the-stiff unmanageable wire known asbonnet-wire to the stitching mechanism of a sewingmaehinc, where it isto be stitched through the covering to hats, bonnets, or other fabrics,and avoid as far as possible friction in the feed and an interference inthe unwinding of the wire by the dress or person of the sewing-machineoperator; and my invention consists in a wire-receivin g box mounted ona central spindle, on which it freely revolves, combined with a fixedtelescoping cover provided with an opening or openings for the exit ofthe wire, all of which will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

In order that those skilled in the art may make and use my invention, Iwill proceed to describe the exact manner in which I have carried itout.

In the said drawings, A is a spindle provided with a proper base, B, forits attachment to the sewing-machine table or other desired place.

The portion of the spindle forming bearings for the reel is of twodiameters, as seen at a and b. This construction forms two shoulders, dc.

The portion of the reel to receive the wire consists of a shallowcylindrical box, D, provided with a circular partition, 12, formingchamber for the reception of the coil of wire U. In the center of box Dis an elongated hub, h, of such a diameter as to snugly fit the portionb of the spindle. Said hub h rests on shoulder e, and freely revolves asthe wire is drawn toward the sewing mechanism of the machine.

The wire in a reel, so far as described, would ride out of space S, andthe dress or person of the operator might interfere with and check thereel. To prevent this I provide the wire-box with a telescoping fixedcover, 0, which slides over the outside of said wire-box, but doesnottouchit, the top ordisk of the cover approaching the. edges of thewire-box sufficiently close to prevent the wire from slipping out ofspace S, and yet not sufficiently close to have any contact. r

The center of cover 0 .is provided with an elongated hub, t, which fitsover the portion a of the spindle, and rests on shoulder d. A portion ofhub 43 projects above cover 0, and is provided with a set-screw, n, toclamp said cover to the spindle.

In the top of cover (J, above space Sof the wire-box, is an openingthrough a boss or thimblc, an, arranged tangentially to the coil ofwire, which serves as a means of exit for the wire from the wire-box,and through which the wire plays out as it is used.

Any desired number of the wire-exit openings might be made, and as thebonnet-wire comes from the manufacturers wound either from left toright, or vice versa, it is desirable to have the thimbles opening inopposite directions, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the wire will freely run from the housing or box1), which rotates readily, while the fixed cover 0 prevents anyinterruption of its rotation from accidental causes. 1

The reel may be located at any desired point for convenience, so that nofriction is produced on the wire, either upon the table of the machineor a projecting piece or ledge.

It is evident that the cover can be mounted on a standard separate anddistinct from the spindle A without departing from the spirit of myinvention...

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

2 eeeqnee l. The rotary Wire-box provided with the n, and wireopening00, all constructed and arpartition 1), in combination with a, fixedcover, ranged substantially as and for the purpose 1 G,'provided with aWire-exit opening, 00, sub set forth. stantially as set forth,

5 2. The spindle A, provided with shoulders d c, and it revolvingwire-carrier box, D, pro I Attest: Vided with hub 11', in combinationwith the I DAVID W. WILLIAMS, Jr., fixed cover 0, provided with hub i,set-screw AUSTIN A. MARTIN.

WILLIAM F. BEARDSLEE.

